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SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

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Military expenditure share of government expenditure

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86411 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86410 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86409 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86408 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1994	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86407 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 9.89 Exact value 9.8929336188 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86406 · revision 1 Value 9.8929336188 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.8929336188 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 13.79 Exact value 13.7891077636 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86405 · revision 1 Value 13.7891077636 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.7891077636 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 16.37 Exact value 16.3699825480 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86404 · revision 1 Value 16.3699825480 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.3699825480 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 13.74 Exact value 13.7399678973 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86403 · revision 1 Value 13.7399678973 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.7399678973 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 8.05 Exact value 8.0538922156 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86402 · revision 1 Value 8.0538922156 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.0538922156 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 8.07 Exact value 8.0701754386 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86401 · revision 1 Value 8.0701754386 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.0701754386 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 8.83 Exact value 8.8278567925 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86400 · revision 1 Value 8.8278567925 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.8278567925 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:08 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 5.69 Exact value 5.6917885264 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86399 · revision 1 Value 5.6917885264 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.6917885264 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 4.92 Exact value 4.9151888975 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86398 · revision 1 Value 4.9151888975 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.9151888975 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 5.06 Exact value 5.0616361599 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86397 · revision 1 Value 5.0616361599 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.0616361599 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 5.13 Exact value 5.1334353221 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86396 · revision 1 Value 5.1334353221 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.1334353221 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 4.86 Exact value 4.8562300319 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86395 · revision 1 Value 4.8562300319 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.8562300319 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 4.48 Exact value 4.4846457890 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86394 · revision 1 Value 4.4846457890 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.4846457890 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 4.26 Exact value 4.2642807983 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86393 · revision 1 Value 4.2642807983 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.2642807983 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 4.34 Exact value 4.3372107887 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86392 · revision 1 Value 4.3372107887 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.3372107887 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 4.44 Exact value 4.4436229205 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86391 · revision 1 Value 4.4436229205 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.4436229205 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 4.13 Exact value 4.1304608019 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86390 · revision 1 Value 4.1304608019 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.1304608019 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 3.95 Exact value 3.9500428554 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86389 · revision 1 Value 3.9500428554 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.9500428554 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 3.82 Exact value 3.8171165240 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86388 · revision 1 Value 3.8171165240 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.8171165240 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 3.83 Exact value 3.8264755959 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86387 · revision 1 Value 3.8264755959 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.8264755959 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 4.18 Exact value 4.1753989549 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86386 · revision 1 Value 4.1753989549 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.1753989549 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 3.77 Exact value 3.7667136812 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86385 · revision 1 Value 3.7667136812 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.7667136812 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 4.31 Exact value 4.3066522445 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86384 · revision 1 Value 4.3066522445 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.3066522445 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 4.13 Exact value 4.1316587267 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86383 · revision 1 Value 4.1316587267 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: Figures for these countries do not include military pensions. This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.1316587267 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 4.69 Exact value 4.6859794048 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86382 · revision 1 Value 4.6859794048 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.6859794048 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 4.34 Exact value 4.3417280917 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86381 · revision 1 Value 4.3417280917 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.3417280917 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 4.18 Exact value 4.1847826087 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86380 · revision 1 Value 4.1847826087 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.1847826087 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 4.54 Exact value 4.5367383513 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86379 · revision 1 Value 4.5367383513 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.5367383513 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 3.93 Exact value 3.9341394783 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86378 · revision 1 Value 3.9341394783 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.9341394783 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 4.11 Exact value 4.1058122206 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86377 · revision 1 Value 4.1058122206 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.1058122206 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 4.04 Exact value 4.0395713108 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #86376 · revision 1 Value 4.0395713108 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.0395713108 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:07 · source revision unspecified

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